Lenin’s Theory of the “American Path” and Russian/Soviet Capitalist Agriculture

Xinyu Lu
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Xinyu Lu: East China Normal University

Chapter Chapter 2 in Neoliberalism or Neocollective Rural China, 2024, pp 27-64 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter critiques the neo-liberal perspective advocated by scholars like Qin Hui, specifically their misinterpretation of Lenin’s “American Path” theory and its application to Russian-Soviet agricultural capitalism. The chapter argues that the so-called “American Path” of democratic privatization is misrepresented and distorted by neo-liberal thinkers. Instead, it emphasizes the complexity and paradoxes inherent in the Russian state apparatus, exemplified by conflicts between departments pursuing capitalist development and those safeguarding political stability. The chapter also challenges the assumption that large-scale capitalist agriculture inevitably supersedes small-scale peasant farming, pointing to the unique social relations and natural dependencies in agriculture that differ significantly from industrial relations.

Keywords: Neo-liberalism; “American Path”; Russian-Soviet agriculture; Privatization; Capitalist development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4791-8_2

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